THESE are the faces of the hooligans who brought terror to the football terraces for decades. .post-navigation .nav-next, [6], The stigma of violence attached to Millwall can be traced back over 110 years. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages that interest you. In the same year, a referee was attacked and the FA ordered the club to erect fences around The Den's terracing. This book also contains funny stories about Harry. [4][9], The 1985 Kenilworth Road riot, after an FA Cup sixth-round match between Luton Town and Millwall on 13 March 1985, became one of the worst and widely reported incidents of football hooliganism to date. Cass Pennant, formerly of West Ham's ICF, is now a well-known writer and film maker, Reformed hooligan Ian Bailey followed Hartlepool across the country, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). That's a great football song in a Chas and Dave styleeee! At the end of the game the SAFC lads promptly sat down on the terraces. Dr Desperate. Both sets of supporters were primarily made up of dockers, who lived and worked in the same locality in east and south London. Riaz Khan of Leicesters Baby Squad said: "Being part of a firm gave you that sense of belonging. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. display: block; : It's camp as Christmas. There is lots of Rangers supporters down the den, Excellent song. British Rail Inter city trains that way we could get off any where along the route. This in late 20th century England. , Paperback What do these books have in common? Thanks. It was an eerie wait on the platform for the tube back to Kings Cross. It is on YouTube and very funny. , Language } [17] Some legal experts said it would have been difficult to hold a football club responsible for something that occurred away from its ground and involved people who did not attend the match. Carlton Leach was a member of West Ham's ICF. Would of liked it to have been more descriptivenot about the violence but more about the details. body{ We walked the hundred yards or so to The Euston Tavern, opened the doors and inside it was chocker block with red and whites. Sunderland at this time normally took to the field in their quite superb Jubilee Strip, nicknamed that by the club itself it was in recognition of the Queens Jubilee in 1977. Happy days. ASIN The lad living with he's mother was hillarious . One of these items ships sooner than the other. Ye,s he died a couple of years back, not sure about the circamstances though Maybe Annis has more details? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The Strange Tale Of Ian Davison, SAFC Fan; Freedom Fighter? A fairly even and not very momentous football match that no side seemed keen on winning. ga('send', 'pageview'); Harry The Dog, died of a drink related illness. Just give us one season in the Premiership to ruin the brand and scare the shit out of the tourists! [15], In May 2002, hundreds of hooligans attaching themselves to Millwall were involved in disorder around the ground, after the team lost a play-off game to Birmingham City. $('.athena-blog-content').imagesLoaded(function () { No One Likes Us, We Don't Care: True Stories from Millwall, Britain's Most Notorious Football Holigans, NIGHTMARE: The Incredible Story of Britain's Most Prolific Football Hooligan, HATCHET HARRY: FOOTBALL HOOLIGAN AND DERBY LUNATIC FRINGE (DLF) THUG, Kicking the Habit: The Autobiography of England's Most Infamous Football Hooligan. That we duly did, 4 v 1, wasnt really the talking point from the trip; what has subsequently been retold over and over again was the off the field incidents that left Sunderland fans nursing wounds, inflicted by the Millwall fans.One of my mates (who are mostly older than me) went down, dressed like a Xmas Tree and subsequently left at half timeit was that bad. i[r] = i[r] || function () { View our online Press Pack. } However of course it was red and whites tripes for this game with Millwall playing in their famous blue home kit. This book does not seek to glorify football violence which the author considers a blotch on society. Please try your request again later. Harry the Dog died an alcoholic in Essex. a.async = 1; [9] The FA commissioned an inquiry which concluded that it was "not satisfied that Millwall F.C. If you agree, well also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app. I never belonged to any sub-culture or gang because I was Asian. Barrington One-Eyed Baz Patterson focused his formidable physique, passion and drive into both mixed martial arts and kickboxing and became an IKF champion. It was a pleasing site. } , Screen Reader [4] Millwall's hooligans are regarded by their rivals as amongst the stiffest competition, with Manchester United hooligan Colin Blaney describing them as being within the 'top four' firms in his autobiography 'Undesirables'[5] and West Ham hooligan Cass Pennant featuring them on his Top Boys TV YouTube channel, on which this fearsome reputation for violence was described. Panorama researchers have been in contact with around 30 former members of Millwall's F-Troop, which was the subject of a documentary on hooliganism in 1977. We had won, although to be frank, that wasnt really my main consideration, which was what would happen next! That's the one. The one who wanted to stick a pint glass in a Northerner's facking head? Neil Harris is doing a great job. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Great song, love going to the Den. He acted like he lived for a scrap ,fair play if that's what he wanted that's the way they were Back then ,it's just get on a rattler and sup ale av a scrap watch game( for 50 pence cash) Av another fight then get home see ya next week mush : I know these rivalries have been generated over the years for all the wrong reasons, but still, its nice to be noticed. No-One Likes Us, We Don't Care: True Stories from Millwall, Britain's Most Notorious Football Hooligans. . You are using an out of date browser. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2021, Worst piece of fiction I have ever read,should have called it, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2020, I thought it was about harry the dog but the book is rubbish from the first page to the last. WebMillwall You Will Die 1/3/1971, Harry was still shitting yellow. By No, this happened in Hockley Essex (near Southend) on a Thursday night after a Disco at the local Youth Centre!.Couple of weeks previously one of our lot had a cousin (wall fan) who lived in South London. Seven months later, three Liverpool fans received three-month prison sentences and a further two avoided prison sentences but received banning orders. The North Stand boys in the mid/late 70's, Gate 17 had the Bridge a reputation but it is fair to say our general support in numbers never met our away in terms of ratio to the opposition. a = s.createElement(o), He was also at the forefront of many of the fist fights, pitch battles and gang warfare that broke out between rival football firms in that era. WebTo avoid being caught by Argus Filch, they ran away and ended up in the forbidden area on the third floor, staring at the massive three-headed dog. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. This is simply how it was, particularly in London. color: #ffffff } Pep Guardiola says he has CUT OFF communication with the Premier League amid charges against Man City over Steve Cooper is thriving despite dealing with 21 players leaving, several injuries and one of the most Hurtling spin-outs, the thrill of overtaking, and a frustrating spell in the pits discover the gaming Abdoulaye Doucoure admits he came close to leaving Everton under Frank Lampard - but praises Sean Dyche for Drake lost another 335,000 betting on Tommy Fury vs Jake Paul, as well as 837,000 on the World Cup final 'He would be a big addition for them': Danny Murphy praises 'super talent' Frenkie de Jong as Manchester Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Sunday's crunch clash with Manchester United 'feels like a derby' and 'There's huge potential here': Mikel Arteta reveals it took William Saliba just two training sessions for Do not sell or share my personal information. If you go on You tube click on best ever football quote. Millwall played local rivals West Ham United away at Upton Park on 17 September 1906 in a Western League game. m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0]; As we went into daylight and turned the corner we were met by about 20 Police Officer (The Feds), Dogs, Meat Wagons, Horses the lotall to escort us safely into the ground. Click Customise Cookies to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. WebMillwall You Will Die 1/3/1971, Harry was still shitting yellow. They just picked whatever they could up,started throwing it and got stuck in. This was a third consecutive league away game, with the others in this series being West Ham United (a story for another day) and a 4 v 1 win at Newcastle United, where the now infamous Battle Of Bath Lane took place. As leader of Millwall's notorious F-Troop during the 1970s, he was at the forefront of many of the fist fights, pitch battles and gang warfare that broke out between rival firms in that era, including at Eastville Stadium in Bristol where he single-handedly tore into Bristol Rovers firm, the Find all the books, read about the author and more. Bizarrely, and this is just my personal opinion, I dont get all the photos that crop up on Twitter on match days of fans on trains with booze. Loved that we tune. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 November 2021, Worst piece of fiction I have ever read,should have called it. Bobby Robson, then manager of Ipswich, said of Millwall fans afterward, "They [the police] should have turned the flamethrowers on them". "Youre only a kid, but you want to do something for the cause. [4] Violence started before the match when Luton Town fans hurled bricks, bottles and other projectiles from the roofs of buildings at Millwall fans making their way from the train station to the stadium. Please try again. What he was doing there i've no idea, but he went home with a few bruise's!. Bobby SVARC You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. It was like the Cantina scene from Star Wars. [35][36], In April 2013, Millwall met Wigan Athletic in a semi-final of the FA Cup. , Text-to-Speech [citation needed] A local newspaper, East Ham Echo, reported that, "From the very first kick of the ball it was seen likely to be some trouble, but the storm burst when Dean and Jarvis came into collision (Millwall had two players sent off during the match). Please support the site by disabling your ad blocking software to help keep the forum sustainable. There was also widespread fighting in the stands. [9] As a result, rival hooligan firms gained access to the stadium. Football-related violence during the 1980s and 1990s was widely viewed as a huge threat to civilised British society. Stay in your own bit of London you pricks, did anyone else hear the psg fans singing a song to the sound of flower of scotland againt Lyon ? [30], Former club chairman Reg Burr once commented: "Millwall are a convenient coat peg for football to hang its social ills on",[31] an example being the reporting of convicted murderer Gavin Grant. , Enhanced typesetting Author is the same on all, Ian Drawie, Drew Alina & Dan Wieral. , Dimensions We found out. And I know its not all Millwall fans, so its certainly not a dig at the whole fanbase.